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I have a print out of the Naval service record of Rupert Henry Trout born 1874 Topsham ,Devon. His date of birth was 8/10/1874.

On his service record it looks like it says he was 12 years when he joined up ? But the date beside it looks to me like 8 Oct 1882 which makes him 10! His height is given upon enlistment as 5ft 2.5 and then at age 18 as 5 ft 6.5. So he was younger than 18 when he joined. Can anyone else please have a quick look and see if they can make sense of it? thanks.

where is it to be seen ?

sorry - I think it came from Ancestry ? i have it printed out from a long time ago.

Trying FMP and came up with this . you may aready have it but posting for info

First name(s) Rupert Henry
Last name Trout
Birth year 1874
Birth day 8
Birth month Oct
Birth town Topsham
Birth county Devon
Death year 1914
Death date 01/11/1914
Service number 154033 (Dev.)
Rating C.P.O.
Service R.N.
Ship/unit Hms Monmouth
Cause of death Killed or died as a direct result of enemy action.
Cemetery Body not recovered for burial
Location of grave Not recorded
Relatives notified Widow, Bessie, Majorfield Road, Topsham, Devon.
Category Military, armed forces & conflict
Record collection First World War
Collections from Great Britain

Thank you -thats a different address than I had -so that's very interesting -thank you.
Sorry to be vague. I had lots of info but my computer crashed and i am now working from bits of paper and some things I had on a memory stick. I do have everything else about the family though. Its just really the query of when he joined up. (I'm doing a piece for our church for November 11th)

not picking up his service record from there as yet!!

from Ancestry

UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919 about Rupert Henry Trout
Name: Rupert Henry Trout
Rank: CPO
Birth Date: 8 Oct 1874
Birth Place: Topsham, Devon, England
Branch of Service: Royal Navy
Cause of Death: Killed or died as a direct result of enemy action
Official Number Port Division: 154033 (Dev)
Death Date: 1 Nov 1914
Ship or Unit: HMS Monmouth
Location of Grave: Not recorded
Name and Address of Cemetery: Body Not Recovered For Burial
Relatives Notified and Address: Widow: Bessie, Majorfield Road, Topsham

Its me -I just noticed a little bit on the edge of the printout -It was documentsonline national archives site. But I've just tried to go back there- and its changed and it says not available :(

Don't waste too much time on me - Its not that important -its just I want to get it right for him when I write his piece :)

this looks like him on the 1881 census
Name: Rupert Trout
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: Samuel Trout
Mother: Elizabeth Trout
Gender: Male
Where born: Topsham, Devon, England
Civil Parish: Topsham
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Street address: Monmouth St
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Scholar
Registration district: St Thomas
Sub-registration district: Topsham
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 2142
Folio: 51
Page Number: 25
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Trout 39 occ mariner
Elizabeth Trout 40
Bessie Trout 13
Alice Trout 11
Minnie Trout 9
Rupert Trout 6
Florence Trout 4
William Trout 2
Gilbert Trout 1 month

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 2142; Folio: 51; Page: 25; GSU roll: 1341516.

I was going to say it probably from the National Archives as thats where i got old army and Navy records from

Yes- thats right-I have all the census bits and his marriage ,sons birth,death etc -so please dont waste time on any of that -its just this image I was having trouble with reading. If not I'll just put he joined up as soon as he could! tahnks anyway x

don't worry -I'll leave it as it all is -as long as he is remembered thats the important thing :) :-)

I have to go now to fetch little boy

Are you able to scan the print out and sent it by e-mail? - If so, I would be happy to take a look and see if I can decipher it,.

Let me know and I will pm you my direct e-mail address.

Dea x

I could -but unfortunately the date is the blurry bit :( so not sure whether it would help. I could sort tomorrow if you would still like to try? Thanks very much for the offer x